Julie M. Dahl (PhD, Spanish) directs the Spanish language enrichment courses at UW-Madison and coordinates programs for other languages. She has lived and worked in Spain and Portugal, worked with NGOs in Guatemala, and travelled in Mexico, Costa Rica, and Honduras. She has extensive experience teaching language, culture, literature, and business courses, and a passion for creating practical language courses for professionals.LinkedIn profile»

Sage Goellner (PhD in French, UW-Madison) is assistant professor in French in Continuing Studies where she directs the French programs. She has studied and worked in France and Quebec, and has presented at major professional conferences. She has extensive experience teaching all levels of French language, culture, and literature in face-to-face and online classes, and has led educational travel trips to French-speaking countries.LinkedIn profile»

“This class was made extra fabulous due to the instructor and her apparent love of the language, coupled with the obvious love of people and teaching.”

“I learned a lot about language and culture. The material was well-chosen, and the instructor culitvated a warm and supportive learning environment.”

“Lots of fun! I like the mixture of language, culture, and language history.”

“Sage was an excellent teacher. I very much enjoyed the class!”

“An outstanding class - I was skeptical about how much I could learn so quickly and was amazed by the results. I am considering taking German - not to fulfill a requirement but simply because this went so well.”

“I was so nervous at the beginning as I've never studied French before, but I found it manageable, and I gradually became confident in reading French.”

“Very fun! Gained a base knowledge of German for future travels! Also - makes me want to look into other extension courses.”

“I like the combination of language instruction and information about Norwegian culture.”

“Teacher has excellent instincts and teaching style.”

“A very good class, good instructor, well-structured and interesting - good way to bring back the forgotten French.”

“I enjoyed the class very much; would take it again; would highly recommend it.”

Languages and Cultures

At a glance

What: High-quality language and culture instruction in many world languages for conversation, travel, or business

Who: Taught by trained and experienced language instructors from UW-Madison